| ZIP Codes: | 5 ZIP Codes (5 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 534 / 715 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:14:18 PM |
| Population: | 8,706 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 55041 |
| Land Area: | 800 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 22 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 45.5807, -88.6962 |
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8,706 residents live across 5 ZIPs covering 800 sq mi, served by 5 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 8,683 to 8,706 from 2014 to 2024 — a +0.3% change. 4 ZIPs gained residents, 1 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 54511 (Argonne, $66,719 median) and poorest ZIP 54566 (Wabeno, $56,250) are 22.5 miles apart — a 1.2× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.2× across this county — from $169,800 in 54520 (Crandon) to $209,400 in 54566 (Wabeno).
Density varies 6× across the county — from 5 people/sq mi in 54511 (Argonne) to 30 in 54520 (Crandon).
Educational attainment ranges from 14.1% bachelor's+ in 54511 (Argonne) to 20.5% in 54103 (Armstrong Creek) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Wisconsin, this is the #68 most populous of 73 counties and ranks #65 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $60,932 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
15.8% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (1,011 of 6,409 reporting).
5 Standard delivery, 0 PO Box only, 0 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
A frontier county — vast land area with only a few residents per square mile. Daily life looks very different here than in the country's denser counties.